
Economics Essay Competition (EEC)
for University Students
2022
Required reading
‘Common Sense Economics’ book. Free download https://www.econfun.org/hy/
Topics
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Invisible Hand in my neighborhood
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Improper subsidies in my region or country
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How I manage my finances
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Insurance I would pay for
Participation restriction
Bachelor (undergraduate) students in Armenia
Language
Armenian
Description
The competition aims to increase economics and finance literacy among university students.
General Rules
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Proper referencing of any citation, data, ideas, copyrighted material is required
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No more than one essay can be submitted by each participant
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The essay may contain up to 1000 words
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No parts of the work may be copied/borrowed from other works
Evaluation criteria
The evaluation is based on the following criteria
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Citation from ‘Common Sense Economics’ text and analysis: 20 points
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Sound economic thinking: 15 points
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Novelty/innovativeness: 15 points
Evaluation team
The essays are to be evaluated by a professional committee (comprised of teachers/lecturers and advanced students of economics).
Timeline
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Essays should be submitted by April 30, 2022
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Nominated students will be notified by email at the beginning of May
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The award ceremony will be held in Yerevan at the end of May
Awards
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All nominated works will get certificates during the ceremony
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The names of the three winners will be announced during the ceremony. The winners will receive certificates and awards.
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The winning workers will be published on the EFI website, www.econfun.org
Only those works that comply with all the requirements will be considered!
For any inquiries send a direct email to essay@becisions.com